JLPT N5 • GENERAL

孤島は「歌島(うたじま)」で、漁師の名前は「久保新治(くぼしんじ)」

'The Sound of Waves' (Shiosai) is an immortal masterpiece written by Yukio Mishima in the Showa period, depicting the beautiful love of a pure young man and woman nurtured within great nature. On Utajima, a tiny isolated island floating in Ise Bay of Mie Prefecture, a poor but healthy and sincere young fisherman, Shinji Kubo, encountered an unfamiliar beautiful girl by the shore one evening.

Practice Question

三島由紀夫がギリシャ古典『ダフニスとクロエ』に想いを得て執筆した『潮騒』。伊勢湾の歌島を舞台に、若き漁師・新治と、島の実力者の娘・初江の健やかで純真な愛を描きます。
Explanation

三島由紀夫がギリシャ古典『ダフニスとクロエ』に想いを得て執筆した『潮騒』。伊勢湾の歌島を舞台に、若き漁師・新治と、島の実力者の娘・初江の健やかで純真な愛を描きます。

English Explanation

The setting is Utajima and the protagonist is Shinji Kubo: '孤島(ことう)・歌島(うたじま)で...若い(わかい)漁師(りょうし)・久保新治(くぼしんじ)は...'.

日本語解説

文章の中に「三重県の伊勢湾に浮かぶ小さな孤島・歌島で、貧しいが健康で誠実な若い漁師・久保新治は」とあります。

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